The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) III

GaleForce · 01-21-2013, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

havent read the previous pages since friday..

mr.jar- that coolant is suppose to be chanced at 4yrs? someone mentioned this to me on another thread. my G runs the old green coolant and that was to be replaced every 4yrs and 2yrs after that (drain/fill). i thought the Z's blue coolant lasted much longer.

can you tell me where the release valve (cap) is located on the Z's hose?

thanks.

Are you talking about the drain valve? If you are there is a small hose just behind the rad with a Philips head screw in it. You can see this when doing your oil change, assuming you remove the entire under shroud. I can take a picture for you this afternoon if you like.

kenchan · 01-21-2013, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Morning Ken

Yes, the blue stuff is recommended change at 105K miles or 7 years according to the manual. The manual also claims that mixing any other coolant (including the green Nissan stuff) decreases the life of the original, factory-filled fluid.

I believe the pressure release valve is the radiator cap itself (IIRC it is rated to somewhere around 19.5 psi).

mr.jar

thanks for the confirmation on the blue coolant. you see, that's wat i thought i read before and i posted that and someone said no. im glad i wasn't just seeing things...

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Originally Posted by alcheng

4F is kinda cold... Mr.kenchan, you can live in Canada too...

hi mr.alcheng!

hey, i had an online buddy in canada that took a pict of his thermometer at -50C

holy frikken ice cow!

he said he can throw a bucket of water outside and it would turn into snow before it it the ground.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GaleForce

Are you talking about the drain valve? If you are there is a small hose just behind the rad with a Philips head screw in it. You can see this when doing your oil change, assuming you remove the entire under shroud. I can take a picture for you this afternoon if you like.

hi mr.gale-

im talking about the valve that's on the large hose (top side of engine bay). after you drain the cold coolant out, i remove this valve on the hose so that when you pour new coolant into the radiaor, the air bleeds out to eliminate airbubbles. (might be called bleeder valve? not sure the terminology).

haven't taken a close look on the Z, but i think it should be near the firewall.

JARblue · 01-21-2013, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

mr.jar

thanks for the confirmation on the blue coolant. you see, that's wat i thought i read before and i posted that and someone said no. im glad i wasn't just seeing things...

hi mr.alcheng!

hey, i had an online buddy in canada that took a pict of his thermometer at -50C

holy frikken ice cow!

he said he can throw a bucket of water outside and it would turn into snow before it it the ground.

hi mr.gale-

im talking about the valve that's on the large hose (top side of engine bay). after you drain the cold coolant out, i remove this valve on the hose so that when you pour new coolant into the radiaor, the air bleeds out to eliminate airbubbles. (might be called bleeder valve? not sure the terminology).

haven't taken a close look on the Z, but i think it should be near the firewall.

that's freakin' cold! I wonder if I could make pissicles in weather that cold

Ahh... now I know what you speak of... not sure of the terminology myself tho. I'll take a peek this afternoon

GaleForce · 01-21-2013, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

mr.jar

thanks for the confirmation on the blue coolant. you see, that's wat i thought i read before and i posted that and someone said no. im glad i wasn't just seeing things...

hi mr.alcheng!

hey, i had an online buddy in canada that took a pict of his thermometer at -50C

holy frikken ice cow!

he said he can throw a bucket of water outside and it would turn into snow before it it the ground.

hi mr.gale-

im talking about the valve that's on the large hose (top side of engine bay). after you drain the cold coolant out, i remove this valve on the hose so that when you pour new coolant into the radiaor, the air bleeds out to eliminate airbubbles. (might be called bleeder valve? not sure the terminology).

haven't taken a close look on the Z, but i think it should be near the firewall.

Ahh, I see. yes, I recall seeing something like that near the firewall, passenger side. I would have to have another look to verify 100% that is for bleeding air out of the cooling system.

JARblue · 01-21-2013, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by GaleForce

Ahh, I see. yes, I recall seeing something like that near the firewall, passenger side. I would have to have another look to verify 100% that is for bleeding air out of the cooling system.

It's on the back side of the radiator right by the driver side stock intake filter housing. At least that's what I'm thinking here

I think the one up by the firewall is for the heating system maybe? I thought I saw something like that...

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